Accessibility
This shows the accessibility options for the different types of ebook PDF files:
Text - can it be resized?
Background - can the colour be changed?
Read Aloud - can the text be read aloud by your device?
Where available the title is linked to the publisher's own accessibility page
Generally the device you use determines the background colour and read aloud functions
The University has a site licence for Claroread and it is available on most IT Services PCs. Claroread is a multi-sensory software solution for supporting reading and writing
More help can be found on the Library's Support Services page, IT Services Assistive PCs page and from the University's Student Support Unit
| Text | Background | Read Aloud | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone/iPad | Android | PC/Mac | iPhone/iPad | Android | PC.Mac | iPhone/iPad | Android | PC/Mac | |
| Cambridge University Press | Zoom only | Zoom only | Zoom only | Y (use your device to do this) | Y | Y | Y (the device you read from does this) | Y | Y |
| EBC | Zoom only | Zoom only | Zoom only | Y (use your device to do this) | Y | Y | Y (the device you read from does this) | Y | Y |
| EBSCOhost | Zoom only | Zoom only | Zoom only | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Elsevier | Zoom only | Zoom only | Zoom only | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| JSTOR | Zoom only | Zoom only | Zoom only | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Oxford University Press | Zoom only | Zoom only | Zoom only | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Palgrave | Zoom only | Zoom only | Zoom only | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Springer | Zoom only | Zoom only | Zoom only | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Taylor & Francis | Zoom only | Zoom only | Zoom only | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Wiley | Zoom only | Zoom only | Zoom only | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |